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Is Wikipedia A Reliable Source To Find Information On A History Project?

Some say that because it can be edited,that it can be.I was wondering because i seriously need to finish a 10 page paper on the great Chicago fire!!! Ahhh

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    Yes, it is reviewed and kept up well. I have found it to be quite reliable.
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    Lojikal 

    answered 2 years ago

      Personally i would not use it, all teachers at the high school and at the college level disapprove of a student using it.  The fact is that i could type in that J.F.K. Is still alive and nobody would find out for quite a while.  While i was looking up a town close to me it had some things that i will not mention on there about the town. Good luck with the paper and use google to find out things on the topic.
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      Plf 

      answered 2 years ago

        It's not a bad place to begin, as long as you don't end there.

        Use other search engines as well.  Try to find some primary sources, such as first-hand accounts. Try to find official government summaries.  

        Wiki can have spurious information and it can be the only thing available on some obscure topics researched by non-academic folk. I just tested this hypothesis by searching for information on spinning cat's fur and dog hair for yarn on Ask Wiki and a general Google search.  Google won, hands down. That was a short-lived theory.

        Part of the education process is learning to do research and evaluate different sources.
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        Hibrida 

        answered 2 years ago

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